CHAPTER 12 They walked into the house, and everyone was waiting for them to have dessert. While they were gone, it seemed as though everything had calmed down between Chris and her mom. Chris was back to his usual sarcastic self, Gloria didn’t look as worried, and her mom had her company smile back on her face. They all sat in the living room to enjoy their cobbler, and everyone had their own side conversations. Peyton’s dad was talking to Noah about some tooth pain he was having while Chris, Gloria, and her mom were talking about wedding plans. Peyton sat back, listened, and enjoyed her cobbler, lost in her thoughts. She couldn’t believe that she had opened up to Noah the way she had. She also couldn’t believe how he had opened to her about his feelings. She didn’t know what to do with

